GIS is a powerful tool used to support many types of management planning by locating and defining resources, measuring reserves, delineating man-made surfaces, monitoring quality, quantifying consumption, and identifying potential environmental hazards. GDMIS employs knowledgeable and skilled trainers who will guide your staff through the fundamentals of GIS and many other geospatial topics to develop a level of comfort with this new technology and enable them to generate and use maps and GIS data on a day to day basis.

We offer a holistic approach to GIS and prefer hands on training practices. Our trainers utilize multiple laptops to give each person being trained the ability to practice GIS skills as they are presented.

GDMIS trainers use local data as much as possible, so that your employees are trained to use the same data they will use every day. Any maps or applications developed as a part of the training are therefore immediately useful to the jurisdiction sponsoring the training. All training is structured to allow extensive periods of time for individual questions, for which solutions are developed and practiced until all trainees feel comfortable with the exercise.

GDMIS trainers teach at the level of comfort common to your specific group and insure that none are left behind when a new topic is tackled. Many employees approach GIS as if it is a mine field in uncertain territory, but our trainers are experienced in working with those whose backgrounds and vocabulary have not included GIS prior to the training.

GDMIS will provide your employees with detailed handouts containing step by step information paralleling the training they receive so that they can refer back to information not immediately used. GDMIS also supplies a phone number for your agency to call with questions that come up after the training has taken place, and will provide free phone technical assistance for a period of one year. Our success depends on your employees’ success and we do everything in our power to support your program.